Aporia · Israel to release five Lebanese detainees amid talks with Lebanon

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that five Lebanese citizens will be released after it was determined they have no ties to militant groups. The decision comes amid negotiations with Lebanon to recover the remains of Jewish community leaders kidnapped in the mid-1980s. One of the detainees, Malek Kamal Ghazi, has already been released, while 35 Lebanese detainees remain in Israel, including 20 civilians. The release is part of a U.S.-mediated framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon in June to work towards releasing detainees and returning remains.

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Israel has agreed to release five Lebanese citizens who were detained in southern Lebanon, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office stating that they had no links to militant groups. The decision was made amid negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to recover the remains of Jewish community leaders kidnapped and killed in the mid-1980s. One of the detainees, Malek Kamal Ghazi, has already been released, with 35 Lebanese detainees still being held in Israel, including 20 civilians. The release is part of a U.S.-mediated framework agreement signed in June that aims to work towards the release of detainees and the search for and return of remains.

Written for “Israel-Lebanon Detainee Swap” on 2026-09-03, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

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Israel and Lebanon have carried out several efforts in recent months to locate the remains, including operations on the ground

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📰 Israel-Lebanon Detainee Swap

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Israel has already released one of the five, Malek Kamal Ghazi, who was captured in October 2025 and handed over by the Red Cross to Lebanese authorities at the Naqoura crossing, a Lebanese security source and a source at the prisoners' commission told Reuters.

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🔮 Israel will release five Lebanese citizens detained in southern Lebanon after finding they had no links to militant groups, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Thursday.

2026-09-03 · The Straits Times World News

Israel to release five Lebanese detainees amid talks with Lebanon · assertive framing

Israel to release five Lebanese detainees amid talks with Lebanon asserted

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Israel will release five Lebanese citizens detained in southern Lebanon after finding they had no links to militant groups, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Thursday. asserted

office → release → Thursday

It said the decision came amid negotiations with Lebanon to recover the remains of Jewish community leaders kidnapped and killed there in the mid-1980s. asserted

decision → say → mid-1980s

Israel and Lebanon have carried out several efforts in recent months to locate the remains, including operations on the ground, Netanyahu's office said. asserted

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Israel has already released one of the five, Malek Kamal Ghazi, who was captured in October 2025 and handed over by the Red Cross to Lebanese authorities at the Naqoura crossing, a Lebanese security source and a source at the prisoners' commission told Reuters. asserted

source → release → Reuters

The sources denied reports that Ghazi was a Hezbollah member and said the four others due to be released were also civilians. asserted

others → deny → reports

They said 35 Lebanese detainees remained in Israel, including 20 civilians. asserted

detainees → say → civilians

Israel and Lebanon signed a U.S.-mediated framework agreement in June that included pledges to work towards the release of detainees and the search for and return of remains. asserted

that → sign → remains

The agreement also envisages an eventual Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon as the Lebanese army takes control and disarms Iran-backed Hezbollah, terms the group has rejected. asserted

group → envisage → terms

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